The role of hydrogen peroxide and singlet oxygen in photodegradation of melanin

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/C9PP00481E, PaperAndrzej Czes ław Żądło, S. Ito, Michal Sarna, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Krystian Mokrzynski, Tadeusz J Sarna When aging, melanin in human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) undergoes oxidative modifications, which increase its photoreactivity and reduce antioxidant capacity, elevating the risk of chronic phototoxicity to the retina. The... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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